This conclusion has the scope and multiple protagonist structure of later Ellroy and, like several of his novels, the strings are, regrettably, not tied up in an entirely satisfying way. The myth of the, admittedly fascinating, corrupt world turns a bit silly and the elusive "Wolf" needed more focus and creepiness. The acting is not to fault and both Morrissey and Addy turn in fine performances as the men whose tough facades, needed to survive, start cracking. Too bad it all sort of fizzles out.

This is so closely tied to the first movie that it makes the second feel almost entirely superfluous. There's some intriguing developments, but a lot of ridiculous bullshit. The introduction of a paranormal element really irked me, for one thing. Some of the plot developments felt way too contrived, and ultimately it's just cynicism taken to absurd extremes. Also, deliberately obfuscating the distinction between the present and flashback is an annoying trick.

An underwhelming conclusion to an underwhelming series. Like the second episode, I thought it started well, but it soon fell into the usual crime drama clichés that you see every week on British television in stuff like Prime Suspect and Waking the Dead. It's not terrible in any way, it's just totally unremarkable, and I'm struggling to understand why it received all the critical acclaim it did.

An ending that isn't difficult to see coming if one allows the deep cynicism of the overall series to lead the way. I suppose the Addy and Morrissey characters should offer a balance, but they fail to resonate. In addition, the final film drives to a conclusion that just becomes more and more far-fetched. Why must everyone speak in vagaries at the most important moments? To make it more suspenseful, of course. Except that it's not.

I was a bit disappointed by this final installation and because of that, I didn't think very highly of the entire series. Here are some of my problems (spoilers): What the police could get away with for so long, was really tough to swallow. I'd like to know if it was really that bad in the UK at the times of the films; I didn't buy the turnaround of the William Hurt look-a-like cop; The solicitor character felt rushed and almost thrown into the movie.

Very uneven conclusion to the trilogy. Contains even more ridiculousness (including communing with the dead), but makes up for it somewhat with a pretty good ending.

Despite being filled to the brim with confected significance, and despite the effort expended on arty shots and slow motion, this tedious bore utterly fails to deliver.

Crimes e pecados estreava há 15 anos no Reino Unido. Acho que fui apressada em dar três estrelas e meia para os anteriores, são filmes a serem julgados pelo todo, pensando os três juntos dá uma excelente trilogia, mesmo assim ainda acho que talvez ficasse mais satisfeita lendo os livros em busca de detalhes. YTS.

RED RIDING proves that if the plot doesn't stand up to scrutiny then no amount of great atmosphere, superb cinematography , clever casting, intense acting and dialogue can save it . Lots of useless storylines, unanswered questions, characters that come in and out of the story without leaving any kind of mark on the story. Precision and economy of storytelling is completely missing. Why would you extend a what could a presice story to a bloated 5 hour boring slogfest like this ?

The other two look better (they use grainy film stock that just feels more real, gritty and true to the old industrial landscapes than the digital recording), but this climax was really good. The whole series feels morbidly inevitable and almost claustrophobic, and it's because all three directors manage to capture the essence of that time and place.

Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983 is a satisfying, if incredibly dark, conclusion to a stellar cinematic trilogy.

The concluding part or the Red Riding Trilogy focuses on David Morrissey's corrupt copper and the the local lad turned lawyer played by Mark Addy. The story is serviceable in that it resolves the murders and adequately ties everything up but it lacks something and is possibly the weakest of the three. Still worth a watch, especially if you've come this far.

Ah, going down. Well this seems like the real disappointment after the fairly good start. A goofy main character of the episode doesn't even work as the main character as the scriptwriter hadn't decided which will be the main one. Really sad camera-wise: seems a somewhat cheap-ish TV-film, and what's with those terrible slow motion sequences? That's just plain tasteless, as is, by the way, the last sequence of the film. Ruined my day.

81.000

Great ending to the trilogy, shame they made it a trilogy out of the original 4 books.

Dreary, tiresome trilogy conclusion (which started so promisingly with 1974) is at least more coherent and straight-forward than its predecessor, but can't elevate itself above routine TV crime drama in its execution, and its ultimate resolution is weak and disappointing, considering the ugliness waded through to get there. As in all episodes, the performances are the redeeming features, with Addy excellent as the sleazy anti-hero lawyer, and stalwart Clarke quite chilling in his few scenes.

The trilogy concludes with a recapitulation of the events in the first film, albeit in a slightly altered perspective. Of the trio 1983 seems to have the most coherent focus on the plot, but at expense of the cinematic flourishes of 1974. In its technical sense, it's superior to the previous films, but far too cold and involved in itself than the others to really form an emotional connection with the story. What ruined it in my opinion was the momentum following the weak second part.

I had a few problems with the final installment of this series. A medium character that added little and suddenly disappears from the movie. Lens flares + teal and orange coloring. And too many things we've already seen before. A bit of a shame the final part was a bit lackluster, since the series as a whole is right up my alley. It's a dark, urine-soaked alley though. I wouldn't recommend going there at night.

Some of the best Gritty Drama Actors of the British Screen unite for the 3rd installment to the Red Riding Concluding part. The high standard of acting, sometimes outweighs the actual story (which admittedly, at times were confusing) but stay with it, it builds up to a non disappointing ending, bringing to an end this impressive trilogy.

"Proves that HBO has no monopoly on quality small-screen drama." - Nick Schager

If they had condensed these 3 films into one, it would have been a good movie. Now it's just mediocre.

Why the psychic?

A killer conclusion of a trilogy. 'Killer' in a sense that it totally does not deliver and kills all the good things achieved in the opening film. There are lots of movies with bad final acts, but Red Riding: 1983 leaves most of them behind (or ahead, however you look at it).

79.750

Wow what a letdown. As an ending to a trilogy it's very week. And as a stand out movie that cam glare and slo-mo's are very disturbing.

The Red Riding Trilogy mixes cynicism and sarcasm, pandering to the naiveté market no differently than Brick and Zodiac...